Despite its small size, the Synology DiskStation DS419slim is a powerful home and personal four-bay NAS that can be pressed into service in any number of ways, including as a backup, media, or mail server, or as an IP camera management system.

Easy to install and manage; Small footprint; Quiet; Solid performance; Lots of available apps

Only accepts 2.5-inch drives; Limited storage capacity; Drives not included

This diminutive NAS box is designed for 2.5-inch media, including SATA SSDs. It's packed with media-streaming and other features, and it runs very...

Very strong feature set; Small form factor; and super quiet with SSDs; Very good sustained performance

An exFAT support license costs $4 extra; Mild cooling fan noise

Synology has released a new network attached storage device -the DS419slim. With its compact size and big performance, it is a great all-around NAS for the beginner or pro.

On paper a NAS drive that uses 2.5in drives might seem interesting until you realise the limited sizes available for NAS use, and the cost of owning them.

Synology DiskStation DS419slim Review – I was quite astonished the moment I opened the packaging. Synology's latest DiskStation DS419slim is so compact and light that you can fit it at the palm of your hand.

Designed for home use, the Synology DiskStation DS419slim ($329.99) is small enough to take along on the road, but don't let its diminutive size fool you. This four-bay network-attached storage device is packed with powerful hardware and offers plenty of features, including dual LAN ports with link aggregation, Synology's excellent DiskStation Manager operating system, and a huge catalog of Synology and third-party apps. It's an excellent choice for a personal NAS, but if you require lots of storage, its bigger and more expensive sibling, the DiskStation DS1019+, is still your best bet. Small and Mighty If the DS419slim looks familiar, that's because it uses the same tiny black enclosure as the DS416slim that we reviewed back in 2017. At 4.7 by 4.1 by 5.5 inches (HWD) it's small enough to fit in your hand and light enough (23 ounces without drives) to carry around in a small travel bag. The front of the device has six LED indicators, including two LAN activity LEDS (one for...

The Synology DiskStation DS419slim is a small but powerful four-bay network-attached storage device that offers many of the same features found on bigger, more expensive models.